The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-06-24

made that part of the street very
light.
Officer John Robinson sworn stat
cd IL am a police officer and have
been 50 for six months. | am on
duty every night from z o'clock
until next morning at 6 O'Clock. orr
duty all day. | have been on the
mounted police service about three
months. On Saturday night last
after II O'Clock the Deputy Marshal
ordered me to go up TO the ncighbor-
hood of the Queens Hospital imme-
diately. When 1 got above the
Palace gate on Richard street !
heard a noise, shouting, following,
people probably having good time.
Igot just past Coney's gate when
Jack Dowsett, Whitney, and Wide
mann came out. Dowsett called
out "here's the man that arrested
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT" saw
Simon (thc other police oiliccr) get
off his horse and / saw Dowsett
strike him in the mouth. l got off
my horse. l commenced to blow
my whistle. Somebody slapped me
across the mouth. | do not know
who did it. The whistle was knock
ed out of my mouth. was struck
by several parties. | struggled and
got clear of the crowd and got on
my horse again. Finding no police
officer, / rode to the Police Station
and reported to Deputy Marshal
Pahia and when l returned, Dias
was holding Dowsett, and Whitney
had hold of Dias. Harry Whitney
said "you let me go, you and / are
the only ones here" Dias said II
told you to go and you did not and
now 1 am going to arrest YOU"
Whitney made use of bad language.
Dowsett invited us to go inside and
we invited him to come outside. My
idea was to arrest him for assault
and battery. Dowsett would not
come out. More policemen came
and that ended the matter. | did
not accept the invitation to go into
the yard. The defendants were not
in the same condition then that they
are now. They were under the in
fluence of liquor. When Dias and
Dowsett were struggling they were
in the middle of the street.
Hon. III. A. Nidemann took ex-
ceptions TO certain questions that
had no reference to the case.
The Marshal objected to his inter-
fering in the case at all as the ac-
cused were represented by counsel.
The exceptions taken by Judge
Widemann were sustained by the
Court. Determination continued.)
When l went there | had no feelings
of ill.will against any of these de-
PENDANTS. l had no intention of
fighting with any of them. Neither
had Dias. There was an attempt
made to pull me into the yard, but
they did not get me in. Dowsett,
Whitney, and others pushed Dias
into the yard. 1 recognize Mr..
Creighton and Mr.. Muller as being
present that night also.
Cross-eXamined by Mr.. Hatch
l had no conversation with anybody
before l got off my horse. l was
on the Hotel side of Dias when he
got off his horse. Some one touch
ed my horse by the bride. The
person came out of Coney's gate
way. 1t was none of these defen-
dants. After got off l spoke to
Jack Dowsett and told him to keep
quiet. This was before Dias was
struck. He was talking and trying
to pull Dias' horse into the yard.
One half the gate was shut and one
half open. L asked him to let go
the horse. l first said, "keep quiet
and let go that horse" i was try
ing to get Harry Whitney away
from Dias. tried to get him away
by pulling him, and L tried to get
hold of Jack Dowsett whendle struck
me. There might have been sc
people more or less, there alto
gether. / do not know where the
regular police beats are. did not
swear that night. The hack behind
which Mr.. Whitney hid was stand.
ing near the Hotel street fence.
This disturbance lasted about half.
an-hour. 1t may have been less
Three persons had hold of Dias
when the struggle first commenced
l know Dowsett. My first acquaint
ance with him was when / arrested
him on former occasion nearly siS
months ago. My occupation was ;
carpenter before being policeman
l resided in the Reformatory schoo
about seven years. j have been il
prison one year.
T.. Muller, sworn-I reside OF
Richard street corner of Palac,
Walk. l was at home on Saturday
night last. i saw the defendants a
my house that night. L had tel
visitors that night. They left my
house about | O'Clock in the morn
ing. | saw two men outside. die
not know they were policemen.
saw one have badge on, No. 2.
asked him for il.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Hatch
When L first saw them, on hors
back they had coats on. The badge
were not then visible. Dias' badg
wns ON his shirt unlnr his conf